Vehicle Description
This beautifully crafted 1930 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan has a great
custom look that's almost timeless, offering clean lines, solid
construction, slick red paint, and a build that accomplished a
singular goal: to combine both performance and comfort in a
streetrod. Today, it's a fully-sorted, steel-bodied hotrod that's
ready to hit the road and look great doing it.
More stylish than a four-door sedan and more comfortable than a
business coupe, the Tudor was Ford's bread-and-butter car that
seemed to do it all. Beautifully rendered in a very attractive
shade of red paint and accented with some subtle, custom pinstripe
work, it takes on a whole new dimension, and yes Ford fans, that's
all steel on the body. Those swooping fiberglass fenders were
subtly massaged to work with the fat tires and lowered raked
stance, then covered with more of that bright red paint that makes
this Ford really stand out on the local show field. Great attention
to detail shows all over this car, and despite the flashy look
finish, it's subtle in its modifications, there's no chopped top,
no shaved or frenched components, and with chrome bumpers fore and
aft, a custom louvered hood, and that awesome luggage rack out
back, the spirit of the original design is still intact. Even the
big front headlights, side mirrors, and door handles survived the
transformation intact, and all the stainless and chrome still looks
great with a vintage shine, especially that awesome mesh grille up
front. The black top insert is in excellent condition and a lightly
smoked windows give it an old-school hotrod look that really works
well.
In 1930, the Tudor came standard with low-back bucket seats,
although the plush seats in place today are a bit more modern and a
heck of a lot cooler. Sure, they're durable and more comfortable
for cross-country hauls, but they look right in the stylish 2-door
body. Gray upholstery with pleats and tufted buttons is the right
choice, since you don't want to compete with the paint but rather
complement it, and the durable materials still look great with only
14,098 miles on the build. Custom door panels match the vinyl
upholstery of the seats exactly, and the darker gray carpets below
do a great job insulating the entire cabin. The original Model A
dash and instrument panel has been replaced by a slick-painted
panel with a full array of classic-style, black-faced VDO gauges
that are symmetrically arranged in the center and keep an eye on
all the engine's vitals. A wood-rimmed 3-spoke Grant steering wheel
sits atop a tilt column for added room for the driver, the
headliner atop is stitched to match the seats, and the full-sized
back seat means that this is a legitimate 4-passenger hot rod.
Climb in and discover how easy it is to get comfortable inside this
Blue Oval beauty.
But wait, this Model A has a few more tricks up its sleeves under
the hood, too. The engine is a 350 V8 motor topped by an Edelbrock
4-barrel carburetor, an aluminum intake manifold, HEI ignition and
MSD coil, and long-tube headers; a combination that was perfected
decades ago so you can hit the road without worries. Packaging is
tight in the Model A's engine bay, but thanks to careful
fabrication, everything fits under the stock hood. A few chrome
dress-up items, including those bright finned valve covers, give it
a clean under-hood look at shows and the wiring looks new. It's
backed by a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission spinning a 10-bolt
rear end that hangs on a 4-link set-up with coilovers out back. Up
front there's a chrome dropped I-beam set-up with ProShocks chrome
dampers along with front disc brakes that give it massive stopping
power for such a lightweight vehicle. Chest-thumping glasspack
mufflers sound great and terminate under the rear end (the side
exhaust is aesthetic and therefore capped), and the entire
undercarriage has been finished purposely to show-off. Wheels are
polished American Racing Torque Thrust units and wear staggered
175/70/14 front and 275/60/15 rear blackwall radials.
A classic rod with a few twists under its skin and a very
reasonable price, what's not to love about this awesome Model A?
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